Herauf lifts Rats past Pirates

The River Rats turned to a new source of scoring on Friday night.Brad Herauf broke a 2-2 tie midway through the third period and Chris Terry added an empty-net goal to spark Albany to a 4-2 triumph over the Portland Pirates on Friday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center.The game winner was just the fourth goal of the season for Herauf, a regular on the Rats’ checking line.Drayson Bowman and Matthew Pistilli also scored for the River Rats (31-23-3-3) and Jacob Micflikier chipped in with two assists as Albany (31-23-3-3) snapped Portland’s eight-game home winning streak.Goalie Justin Peters made 26 saves to earn the win. JhonasEnroth stopped 22 of 235 shots faced for Portland (33-18-5-3).The River Rats return to action tonight in Manchester at 7 and returns to play at Portland again on Sunday.

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Chris Fitz Gerald is a sports reporter at The Record in Troy, New York. A native of Scotia, Chris has covered local hockey and Thoroughbred horse racing for more than a decade. A 1990 graduate of The College at Brockport with a degree in communications and a minor in history, Chris resides in Troy.